Crippled gymnast sues event organizer
By Wang Xiang |
August 7, 2010, Saturday
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Former Chinese gymnast Sang Lan who was paralyzed by a misstep 12 years ago in New York's Goodwill Games said she will sue the games organizers for her permanent injury.
The legendary vaulter's spinal cord was damaged when she was 17 years old and competing in New York in 1998. During a warm-up vault, Sang landed on her head as a coach disrupted her move. She was paralyzed from the chest down afterwards.
Sang updated her micro blog 19 times yesterday, accusing the organizer of the Goodwill Games of causing her 12 years of agony. She said she was trying to understand American law to prepare for the lawsuit.
"They should never have let anyone near the vault," Sang said. "It was all the organizer's fault."
She also lambasted the National Center of Gymnastics, saying the officials practically ignored her during the past 12 years.
"The center officials told me that I had nothing to do with the center," Sang said in her blog. "I was deeply hurt, and after 12 years I finally collected the courage to ask for my due compensation."
Sang's agent Huang Jian said the girl had conflicts with the team since 12 years ago. People's indifference pushed her to breaking point.
Sang said she was never invited back to the national gymnastics team, where she started training when she was five, after she was injured.
Last year on her blog she accused her personal aide of not taking enough care of her and exposing her to bacteria.
The legendary vaulter's spinal cord was damaged when she was 17 years old and competing in New York in 1998. During a warm-up vault, Sang landed on her head as a coach disrupted her move. She was paralyzed from the chest down afterwards.
Sang updated her micro blog 19 times yesterday, accusing the organizer of the Goodwill Games of causing her 12 years of agony. She said she was trying to understand American law to prepare for the lawsuit.
"They should never have let anyone near the vault," Sang said. "It was all the organizer's fault."
She also lambasted the National Center of Gymnastics, saying the officials practically ignored her during the past 12 years.
"The center officials told me that I had nothing to do with the center," Sang said in her blog. "I was deeply hurt, and after 12 years I finally collected the courage to ask for my due compensation."
Sang's agent Huang Jian said the girl had conflicts with the team since 12 years ago. People's indifference pushed her to breaking point.
Sang said she was never invited back to the national gymnastics team, where she started training when she was five, after she was injured.
Last year on her blog she accused her personal aide of not taking enough care of her and exposing her to bacteria.
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